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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Healthcare

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is brought on behalf of the state board of chiropractic examiners.
  • This bill also modernizes state law to reflect changes to national board policy that occurred over 28
  • Um, and again, they relate mostly to labeling, testing of the product, and also to give the board greater
  • And, you know, I hate to call the police in, but the ABC board will be the only people that have the
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • as I serve on that board now, and just to see... ...serve on that board now, and just to see where we
  • This was a board that was reset for one year. This was a board that was reset for one year.
  • Those boards need to know their continuity, but these boards know it was going to take longer.
  • The board also continues to have...
  • The board also continues to have an attorney on a $550,000 contract with this board who, I think, has
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 5th, 2025

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • Boards come to the Sunset Committee.
  • But just some of the boards that you'll see today are the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers.
  • But if it's just a general practice board, there should be some representation. Many boards have...
  • Okay, uh, it's the State Board... Okay, uh, it’s the State Board of Chiropractor Examiners.
  • The Board of Optometry contacted me, and the board... ...The Board of Optometry contacted me, and the
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing none, please call the next regulation. board of pharmacy. board of pharmacy.
  • , chair of the board for Kentucky Board of Lure. >> Thank you.
  • Kentucky Board of Lure. Kentucky Board of Lure. >> Thank<00:04:21.919> you.
  • approval is received from the board. approval is received from the board.
  • board of EMS. board of EMS.
Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then reviewed a series of agency regulations, most of which had staff-suggested amendments. The Board of Pharmacy regulation on remote prescription processing was amended to make grammatical and KRS Chapter 13A compliance corrections, and the Board of Social Work regulation on continuing education, telehealth training, waivers, and related fees was deferred at the agency’s request. The Occupational Therapy Compact rule update and the Professional Geologists fee increase regulation both received staff amendments and were approved, with the geologists’ board explaining the increases were driven by rising oversight costs and declining revenue. The committee also reviewed emergency regulations from the Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, the Board of Emergency Medical Services, the Transportation Cabinet, and the Department of Workplace Standards. The EMS package covered licensing classifications, compliance audits, ambulance service rules, and electronic forms; the Transportation Cabinet’s emergency rule established procedures for street-legal special purpose vehicles; and Workplace Standards’ emergency rules updated Kentucky requirements to align with federal standards and House Bill 398, including shortening the discrimination complaint filing deadline from 120 days to 30 days and adjusting appeal procedures. Staff amendments were approved where offered, and members asked several clarifying questions about the rationale and effect of the workplace and EMS changes. The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources explained rules on aircraft and drone use in taking wildlife and on reciprocal hunting and fishing agreements with neighboring states. The agency said the drone restriction was intended to align with federal law and address hunter complaints, while the reciprocal agreement rule was a cleanup of older agreements that had lapsed or been overlooked; the committee deferred the wildlife regulation 301 KAR 2:031 at the agency’s request. The Department of Education also presented multiple KHSAA-related and standards updates, including academic eligibility, sports timing, health and physical education standards, and career studies/financial literacy standards; staff amendments were approved, and members questioned the athletic forms and the designation of KHSAA as the state’s athletic agent. Finally, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented emergency regulations to support a pediatric teaching hospital expansion and related certificate-of-need changes, which the agency said were aimed at improving pediatric and neonatal access to care; staff amendments were approved, and the committee concluded by setting its next meeting for October 13 at 1:00 p.m.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is this thing going to be their board back in place? >> Let me come talk to you about that.
  • Um, as currently written, it moves the board. Let me look at the current...
  • Is this thing going to be their board<00:10:58.640> back board back board back in<00:11:00.560
  • <00:11:13.760> Um um written, it moves the the board.
  • Um um written, it moves the the board.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • I created the Alabama Workforce Executive Committee Board.
  • I created the Alabama Workforce Executive Committee Board.
  • I also created the Southern Regional Boards for workforce.
  • from 40 members to 45 members and then the regional boards from 20 to 25 members.
  • from 40 members to 45 members and then the regional boards from 20 to 25 members.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a bill that works with the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy.
  • And then it allows the board to receive donations beyond their licensing fees.
  • The midwifery board is funded currently only by license fees and fines.
  • statistics like MANA did, but the board statistics like MANA did, but the board is<00:09:24.800> was
  • the board specifically. the board specifically. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay.
Bills: HB59, HB128, HB59, HB128
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Retirement May 11th, 2026

Retirement

Transcript Highlights:
  • I understand that, and a lot of times we sit on boards that we can't make all the meetings.
  • member. ...would be replaced by a non-union member, active member of the board.
  • “Active member of the board. That’s correct. Okay. Senator Bryce, that?” “Yes.”
  • The board is clear at this time. Do you, will you provide an amendment number? Mr.
  • Okay, members, the board is clear. What's your pleasure? We moved to the amendment.
Bills: HB41
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/19/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • The next three bills are germane to board and board reforms. So, obviously.
  • The next three bills are germane to board and board reforms.
  • The board will still have the... The board will still have the opportunity to review them.
  • The Arizona Medical Board.
  • single board has backlogs.
Summary: The committee first took up several continuation bills to extend state boards and agencies, including HB 2728 for the Department of Economic Security, HB 2729 for the State Board of Nursing, HB 2730 for the Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, HB 2731 for the Physician Assistants Board, and HB 2732 for the Board of Pharmacy. Each was moved for a due pass recommendation, with HB 2731 amended to continue the physician assistant board for four years instead of two. All of these continuation bills passed the committee with strong support. The committee then heard HB 2408, a nursing board reform bill dealing with complaint investigation procedures, timelines, confidentiality, complaint prioritization, access to investigative files, expungement of certain disciplinary actions, and a revised definition of unprofessional conduct. The sponsor and supporters argued it would improve fairness, allow limited expungement for older non-patient-safety issues, and address long investigation delays. The nursing board president and other opponents warned it would raise the evidentiary standard, weaken patient safety protections, and erase useful disciplinary history. After extensive testimony, the committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill 7-4-1. Next, the committee considered pharmacy-related reforms. HB 2434 updated the controlled substances prescription monitoring program, including registration, reporting, confidentiality, and a compliance work group; it passed unanimously after amendment. HB 2733 allowed pharmacists and technicians to complete continuing education after renewal submission if finished before expiration, clarified prescription delivery locations, and addressed temporary operation during ownership changes; it also passed unanimously after amendment. Finally, HB 2725, which would have restricted access contractors from substituting non-opioid drugs and limiting non-opioid utilization controls, drew concerns that it was too broad and could affect many drug classes and costs. After amendment and debate, the committee failed to give HB 2725 a due pass recommendation by a 6-6 vote, and the meeting adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Apr 29th, 2025

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • Also give them back the control and take it out from under the Board of Nursing.
  • So I was going to see how they’re still underneath the nursing board.
  • But right now, I mean, this board is one of them that is difficult.
  • The board is one of them that has gone through a difficult transition.
  • This board has a lot of human trafficking issues, and so this is not a board for us to take lightly.
Bills: SB253, SB317
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair, Senator Shamp, and members of the board.
  • But it has come before the board, and we’re working on it.
  • saying, hey board, everybody wanted this.
  • Board staff, like Dr. ...
  • And continuing on, 2729, Nursing Board.
Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) on homelessness in Maricopa County and CASS programs for single adults, families, and older adults. The witness described rising homelessness, especially among older adults, and said recent declines were linked to American Rescue Plan Act funding for shelters and flexible rental assistance. Members asked about CASS partnerships with mutual aid and service organizations; the witness described collaborations for food, banking, haircuts, digital access, and behavioral health. No vote was taken on this presentation. The committee then considered HB 2248, the Arizona Medical Freedom Act, which would bar businesses, schools, and government entities from denying services or employment based on medical interventions and limit employer medical requirements, with a school outbreak amendment adopted. Proponents framed the bill as protecting bodily autonomy and informed consent, while opponents argued it would weaken employers’ ability to control communicable diseases and protect public health. The committee adopted the amendment and advanced the bill on a 4-3 vote. It also advanced HB 2906, requiring one oral and maxillofacial surgeon on the State Board of Dental Examiners, and HB 2189, directing the Nursing Board to implement rules for licensed health aides performing routine ventilator care; both passed with amendments and strong support from sponsors and board representatives. Later, the committee approved HB 2403, appropriating $2.5 million in FY2027 for home- and community-based services providers serving elderly and physically disabled Arizonans. Supporters said the funding would help retain caregivers and reduce more expensive hospital or facility care. The committee also passed several continuation bills, including HB 2731 for the Physician Assistants Board, HB 2730 for the Occupational Therapy Board, and HB 2729 for the Nursing Board, all on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes after testimony from board staff emphasizing public protection and oversight. The committee then took up HB 2728, a DES continuation bill that also incorporated nine previously vetoed policy bills affecting SNAP, unemployment, and related benefits. Opponents argued it would make access to essential benefits harder and turn a routine continuation bill into a vehicle for controversial policy changes; supporters said it was needed for oversight and program integrity. The bill advanced on a 4-3 vote. Finally, the committee approved HB 2048, a strike-everything amendment requiring AHCCCS to treat a new non-opioid pain medication no more restrictively than opioids in utilization controls, and ACR 2058, which would require a comprehensive Medicaid claims audit funded by recoveries. Both measures drew support from sponsors and some personal testimony, while opponents warned about cost, duplication of oversight, and incentives that could bias audits; each advanced on 4-3 votes. The committee then adjourned.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3000 is an extension of the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.
  • House Bill 3001 is an extension to the Child Death Review Board.
  • The Board of Chiropractic Examiners and extension to 2031. Move for adoption. Any questions?
  • Board of Examiners of Optometry, this is an extension of their sunset. Move for adoption.
  • Board votes aye. Kidders votes aye. McCane votes aye. Timmons votes aye. Waldron votes aye.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1455 is an extension of the sunset date on the board of governor's architects, landscape
  • Boards of tests for alcohol and drug influences extends the sunset date. Move for adoption.
  • Senate Bill 1459 extends the sunset on the Oklahoma Board of Abstractors. Moved for adoption.
  • Chairman Kendricks, Senate Bill 1463 extends the sunset date on the polygraph examiner's board.
  • It extends the sunset date for the board of licensed professional engineers and surveyors.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Kentucky board is a member of.
  • Thanks to the Kentucky Board of Board.
  • Again, we're board system here.
  • boards from the US here in recent time. boards from the US here in recent time.
  • transparencies from the national board. transparencies from the national board.
Summary: The subcommittee approved the minutes from the previous meeting and then took up several regulations. The first was a Department of Veterans Affairs regulation, with a staff amendment, to allow nurse practitioners to apply for the Veterans Affairs nurse loan repayment program year-round and to make technical drafting changes. The committee heard from the Office of Kentucky Veteran Centers, then adopted the staff amendment and approved the regulation without objection. The main item of the meeting was the Board of Optometric Examiners’ proposed amendment to 201 KAR 5:010, which would allow applicants to use the Optometry Examining Board of Canada written exam in place of part one of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry exam for licensure. The board said the change would improve access to care, provide an additional pathway for Canadian-trained candidates, and still require applicants to pass the remaining national board parts. Opponents, including NBEO officials, ARBO, Pearson VUE, and several optometrists, argued the Canadian exam is not equivalent, does not test the same biomedical science content, is not validated for U.S. scope of practice, and raises concerns about test security, transparency, and portability across states. They urged the committee to find the amendment deficient or vote no. Committee members questioned both sides about prior communication with the board, whether Kentucky would be the first state to adopt such a change, the rationale for the proposal, and the cost difference between the exams. Supporters said the board had received some written comments and one phone call, and that the proposal was driven by access concerns and the presence of Canadian students. Opponents said they had not had direct discussions with the Kentucky board before the hearing. No final vote on the optometry regulation is reflected in the transcript excerpt, but the committee heard extensive testimony and rebuttal before moving on.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Indicating that TEA was supposed to staff the State Board of Education.
  • Help us understand the staffing of the board by TEA?
  • the duties and obligations. the board has.
  • I've talked to two or three, but not the whole State Board of Education.
  • But you're asking the staff to be... work for the whole board? That's correct.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • I don't believe that professional boards should be able to condemn property.
  • The philosophy of boards is not the same as far as eminent domain.
  • Every other agency or board does not have eminent domain.
  • Okay, one last question: the boards that are impacted by this...
  • The board may not acquire or purchase by...
Bills: SB45, SB61, SB222, HB385